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even in 1836.....
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even in 1836.....
March 6, 1836.On that fateful day, Davy Crockett woke up and walked
from his bunk on the floor of the Alamo up to the observation post on the
west wall. Col. William B. Travis and Jim Bowie were up there already. As the three gazed at the hordes of Mexicans moving steadily towards them, Davy turned to Bowie with a puzzled look on his face and asked,
"Jim...are we landscaping today?"
this is a joke and only a joke. not an opinion
from his bunk on the floor of the Alamo up to the observation post on the
west wall. Col. William B. Travis and Jim Bowie were up there already. As the three gazed at the hordes of Mexicans moving steadily towards them, Davy turned to Bowie with a puzzled look on his face and asked,
"Jim...are we landscaping today?"
this is a joke and only a joke. not an opinion
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Crockett was captured after the battle was over. He told Mexican El Presidente/General Santa Anna he was just a tourist, and didn't participate in the battle. The general didn't believe him, and he was executed with the rest of the survivors.
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
Crockett was captured after the battle was over. He told Mexican El Presidente/General Santa Anna he was just a tourist, and didn't participate in the battle. The general didn't believe him, and he was executed with the rest of the survivors.
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Originally Posted by dono
The Mexicans were more efficient in handling their illegal immigration problem than we are.
Why bother? The borders are open. What is totally laughable is the fence that crosses CA and ends on the west bank of the Colorado River, which at that point, is about three feet deep. There is nothing protecting the river, and no fence on the Arizona side!
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
Crockett was captured after the battle was over. He told Mexican El Presidente/General Santa Anna he was just a tourist, and didn't participate in the battle. The general didn't believe him, and he was executed with the rest of the survivors.
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[QUOTE=NumberDummy]No Scheiss Sherlock! What I found amusing was El Presidente Vincente Fox asking Bush to open US borders, so Fox could solve his illegal immigration problem. Bush, to his credit, said no.
Why bother? The borders are open. What is totally laughable is the fence that crosses CA and ends on the west bank of the Colorado River, which at that point, is about three feet deep. There is nothing protecting the river, and no fence on the Arizona side![/QUOTE]
Our version of the Maginot Line? Ach du meine gute!
Why bother? The borders are open. What is totally laughable is the fence that crosses CA and ends on the west bank of the Colorado River, which at that point, is about three feet deep. There is nothing protecting the river, and no fence on the Arizona side![/QUOTE]
Our version of the Maginot Line? Ach du meine gute!
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Originally Posted by kw5413
That's a bunch of BS. Didn't you see the movie (The Alamo)?
The French Maginot Line = stops at Belgium. The CA Maginot Line = stops at the Colorado River. Ach du lieber!
Remember what Gen. George S. Patton Jr. said about fixed fortifications: "Fixed fortifications are a monument to man's stupidity, and are useless as titz on a mule."
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
I've seen several Alamo movies. Not one is factual. Wants facts? Go to San Antonio, visit the Alamo, and learn the real story.
We have the myth....Can't get any better than that.
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Originally Posted by kw5413
Hey! I am a pure "D" Texan...we don't need no stinking real story.
We have the myth....Can't get any better than that.
We have the myth....Can't get any better than that.
The steenkin' badges quote is from: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (WB 1948).
Spoken by "Gold Hat" (Alfonso Bedoya) to "Fred C. Dobbs" (Humphrey Bogart).
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